Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 182676

Energy Bills Rebate: Care Homes

Tabled: 25 April 2023
Answered: 2 May 2023
Named Day

Question

Darren Jones

LabourBristol North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has made an estimate of the number of care home residents who have accessed the EBSS Alternative Funding as a proportion of the total number of care home residents.

Answer

The Government do not at this stage have figures on the number of care home residents who have applied for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding. The figures for the number of eligible households who have applied for the scheme will be available in May.